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Iroquois County assessor seeks dedicated GIS/IGA funds to hire help as township assessor vacancies grow
Summary
County assessor asked finance committee to allow intergovernmental-agreement (IGA) revenue and GIS fees to be tracked and used directly by the assessor's office to hire part-time staff, citing multiple township assessor vacancies and growing workload; finance staff said spending requires a formal budget amendment.
Mia, Iroquois County assessor, told the county finance committee that vacancies among township assessors have left her office absorbing extra work and that she wants IGA revenue and GIS fees tracked so the assessor—s office can hire temporary help.
The request matters, Mia said, because the county must meet state assessment standards and the extra work (sketching parcels, entering data into the county—s Canvas system and field work) is stretching current staff. She said her office already collected $7,800 this year from intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) with townships and proposed setting aside larger sums for part-time seasonal help or a field worker. "I don't want to spend any money unless I brought it in," Mia said, but added that the work is mounting as vacancies persist and some townships are not appointing assessors.
Committee members and finance staff described how the county currently records that IGA revenue and what would be required to spend it.…
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